Originally Posted by
Joseph Tarantino
not being that far from where you are, tom, what led you to get a portable generator that big as opposed to a true standby? if you need a winch to move it into operating postiion, it's not exactly a lightweight unit. i mean, 80 amps! that would even handle my cental air during a summer power failure. as it is, since we have NG, i can run 1/2 the house easily on 20A. or are you primarily electric?
Your answer from post #16:
"I went with the portable because
1) total cost (about 1/3 of price of a standby)
2) don't need permits for a machine on wheels.
The standby required building department PLUS Fire Inspector. The first was OK, but the Fire guy said I needed concrete filled steel posts in front of the propane tanks. Ya know, the industrial park look, same as a Burger King parking lot. He was flexible in that I could paint them any color I wanted. Personally, he was a nice guy, but just more government out of control. Last I checked, it is my property. Deal breaker for me, not doing that."
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Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.